Easiest Way to Autumn Appetizing Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry)

Easiest Way to Autumn Appetizing Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry) Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry). The magnesium in the banana blossom makes it a 'happy' flower as it is believed to reduce anxiety and alleviate your mood. The 'Mochar Ghonto' is a traditional Bengali preparation, where the banana flowers are cooked along with potato and aromatic spices. Mochar Ghonto is a dry curry recipe and is often served along with steaming hot rice and ghee.

Growing up in Kolkata and later Shillong, I grew up in places where bananas grew in abundance.

And the mocha or the banana blossom was something.

Also make a smooth paste of ginger and green chillies.

You can have Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry) using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry)

1. You need 1 of Mocha or Banana blossom.

2. Prepare 1 of Potato cubes.

3. It’s 1 of Dry red chilli.

4. You need Pinch of Turmeric powder.

5. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin powder.

6. It’s 1 tsp of Garam masala powder.

7. It’s 1 tsp of Curd.

8. You need 1 tsp of Tomato.

9. You need 1 of Ginger Sliced.

10. You need 1/2 cup of Coconut, chopped.

11. It’s As per taste of Sugar and salt.

12. It’s As required of Mustard oil.

13. It’s For of tempering:.

14. You need 2 of Green Cardamom.

15. You need 1 of Bay leaf.

16. It’s 1 of Cinnamon stick.

Separate the flowers from the outer leaves.

You might ace a little difficulty to prepare the 'Mocha' or banana blossom to cook.

It is a time consuming process too.

It needs more time to prepare the 'mocha' rather for cooking.

Mochar Ghonto (Bengali style Banana blossoms curry) step by step

1. First, the crucial step is peeling off the blossoms. First, rub some oil on the hand. Then peel off the layer and cut out the floret. Chop them and soak then in the water. Add turmeric powder in the water and soak it overnight..

2. Next morning drain out the water. Put the chopped mocha in the pressure cooker. Also, add the potatoes and pressure cook it for 2 whistles. Take it out and let it cool..

3. Now take the tomato, ginger and chop them. Put them in a grinder. Add the chopped coconut. Blend into a smooth paste. Also, add the red chilli in it..

4. Take a pan. Add mustard oil. Put the bay leaf, green cardamom and cinnamon sticks. As flavour comes out, add the potatoes..

5. After few minutes of tossing, add the mocha..

6. Saute them for a while. Add the masala paste of tomato, ginger and coconut. Mix them. Cover it for few minutes..

7. Add salt, turmeric powder and cumin powder. Cook for few minutes more..

8. Add curd and mix it..

9. Add water as much needed. Add the garam masala powder, cook it for few more minutes then transfer to a bowl and serve hot..

But once you did it it's really a beneficial healthy and… Mochar Ghonto - Bengali Traditional Recipe/Banana Blossom Curry.

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Something about banana blossom or Mocha.